Description
Book SynopsisEmpowering Young Readers: Dialogic Reading with Integrated Vocabulary Enrichment is designed to familiarize adults with a fun and engaging approach to reading with children that promotes their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. This book outlines an evidence-based approach called Dialogic Reading with Integrated Vocabulary Enrichment, or DRIVE, that adults can use while reading together with preschool children and children in the early elementary grades. Beginning with an overview of the importance of shared reading and the key skills necessary for children to become successful readers, Empowering Young Readers then transitions to describing the easy-to-use approach for creating meaningful dialogues while reading stories, beginning with concrete strategies used in DRIVE that are easily remembered by the acronym, EMPOWERED. Also provided are recommendations on ways to encourage vocabulary development while using the DRIVE approach, suggestions for choosing appropriate
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Importance of Shared Reading
Chapter 1. How Do Children Become Good Readers?
Chapter 2. What is the DRIVE Approach?
Chapter 3. Overview of EMPOWERED Strategies
Chapter 4. Encouraging Vocabulary
Chapter 5. Choosing a Book
Chapter 6. Tips to Consider While Reading
Chapter 7. Closing Thoughts
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
